MONDAY’S RULING FROM the U.S. Supreme Court that states are free to legalize sports betting opened the door to the possibility of a further expansion of gaming in Massachusetts, a topic Gov. Charlie Baker is planning to talk about with legislative leaders Monday afternoon. The decision in Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association, which the […]
Fantasy Sports
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Fantasy meet reality
Even the most casual sports fan and many non-fans know the term March Madness refers to the college basketball playoffs, now entering the second week of elimination games leading up to next weekend’s national championship. But anyone who wants to make a little money on the hoops action through their fantasy sports account had best […]
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Lottery officials move toward fantasy sports
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE FRAMING IT AS INNOVATION that could open up a new revenue source and attract a younger customer, the Massachusetts Lottery Commission took the first step Monday towards a state-run daily fantasy sports game. “We believe the introduction of a fantasy sports platform at Mass. Lottery would help to embrace an emerging […]
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Fantasy sports regulation seems in the cards
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE THE UNREGULATED RIDE of the burgeoning daily online fantasy sports industry in Massachusetts appears to be coming to an end. Along with the Massachusetts Gaming Commission’s announcement that it plans to discuss daily fantasy sports at a public meeting next week, Beacon Hill leaders seemed to signal that the question is […]
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Plenty of attention for fantasy sports
Fantasy sports companies have spent tens of millions of dollars in a short period to attract players to their sites. Lately, they’ve been getting the kind of attention money can’t buy and a spotlight the operators would clearly prefer not to have shine on them. Earlier this month, two of the largest sites, FanDuel and DraftKings, […]
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Two of Big Three want to tax fantasy sports
SENATE PRESIDENT STAN ROSENBERG has joined his counterpart in the House by calling for regulations and taxes on the booming business of online fantasy sports gaming, dismissing the argument that it’s a game of skill and comparing it to horse racing. “It’s clearly an area that has to be regulated and should be taxed,” Rosenberg told […]
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Fantasy sports come to grips with reality
The argument over whether playing fantasy sports for money is legal is long-past settled. Congress, under heavy lobbying from professional sports leagues, gave a specific carve-out for fantasy leagues to operate when it passed the Internet Gaming Act in 2006. And there is also little debate that fantasy sports is real gambling, pure and simple, especially with […]